2025-26 Fantasy Basketball Rankings Reveal Shocking Surprises: Will Nikola Jokić’s Reign End?

Change might be the only constant in the basketball realm, but when it comes to fantasy rankings, some legends just refuse to budge. Take Nikola Jokić, for instance — the Denver Nuggets’ maestro continues to dominate Week 6, sitting comfortably atop this week’s Top 200 list. The three-time MVP’s magic on the court, averaging near a triple-double while leading the league in rebounds and assists, frankly puts the rest to shame. With injuries casting shadows over key Nuggets players like Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun, Jokić’s stellar output has become even more crucial — a beacon for his team and fantasy managers alike.

Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes is quietly reshaping expectations. Standing tall at 6-foot-8, Barnes has emerged as a powerhouse, propelling the Raptors to an impressive start despite setbacks from RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl. His sizzling efficiency and career bests across multiple stats categories make him a tantalizing first-round asset in fantasy competitions. Skeptics may wonder how long this golden streak will last, but there’s no denying the impact Barnes has had on elevating Toronto among the Eastern Conference’s elite.

Peeking ahead, the updated Top 200 showcases not just these stars but also the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama leading the charge — a thrilling preview for fantasy enthusiasts eager to navigate the bumps and breakthroughs ahead. To dive deeper into the full rankings and expert insights, don’t hesitate — LEARN MORE.

The more things change, the more they stay the same in the fantasy basketball world. While there were some significant returns to the court and injuries during Week 6, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić remains atop this week’s Top 200 rankings. The three-time MVP is once again averaging a triple-double, leading the NBA in both rebounds (12.4) and assists (10.9) per game. While he’s received ample help from guard Jamal Murray and others, injuries to Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun have made The Joker’s production that much more important for the Nuggets.

Another player who has stood out in fantasy basketball and the NBA in general is Toronto Raptors wing Scottie Barnes. The Raptors have surprised many with their start to the season, and the 6-foot-8 talent is a significant reason why they played so well before dropping games to Charlotte and New York to end Week 6. He’s averaging career-highs in points, rebounds, steals and blocked shots while shooting 51.3 percent from the field, 41.4 percent from three and 85.9 percent from the foul line.

Even with RJ Barrett being sidelined by a knee injury and Jakob Poeltl‘s back leading to him getting the occasional night off, Barnes has flourished, providing first-round value in 12-team formats. Based on his perimeter shooting woes to begin his career, there may be some who doubt Barnes’ ability to sustain what he’s done over the first six weeks of the season. However, there’s no denying how well he’s played, helping place Toronto among the best teams in the Eastern Conference.

Below is the updated Top 200, with the trio of Jokić, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama leading the way.

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Rank	Position(s)	Player	Team
1	C	Nikola Jokić	Denver Nuggets
2	PG	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Oklahoma City Thunder
3	C	Victor Wembanyama	San Antonio Spurs
4	PG, SG	Luka Dončić	Los Angeles Lakers
5	PG	Tyrese Maxey	Philadelphia 76ers
6	SF, PF	Kawhi Leonard	LA Clippers
7	PG, SG	Austin Reaves	Los Angeles Lakers
8	SG, SF, PF	Scottie Barnes	Toronto Raptors
9	PG, SG	Tyler Herro	Miami Heat
10	SF, PF	Mikal Bridges	New York Knicks
11	PG, SG	Donovan Mitchell	Cleveland Cavaliers
12	PG, SG	James Harden	LA Clippers
13	SF, PF	Jalen Johnson	Atlanta Hawks
14	SF, PF	Keegan Murray	Sacramento Kings
15	SF, PF	Lauri Markkanen	Utah Jazz
16	PG	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors
17	PG, SG	Anthony Edwards	Minnesota Timberwolves
18	SF, PF	Jimmy Butler III	Golden State Warriors
19	PG, SG	Jamal Murray	Denver Nuggets
20	PF, C	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks
21	SF, PF	Trey Murphy	New Orleans Pelicans
22	PG, SG	Cade Cunningham	Detroit Pistons
23	SG, SF	Norman Powell	Miami Heat
24	PF, C	Karl-Anthony Towns	New York Knicks
25	PF, C	Anthony Davis	Dallas Mavericks
26	C	Kristaps Porziņģis	Atlanta Hawks
27	PG, SG	Derrick White	Boston Celtics
28	PF, C	Kel’El Ware	Miami Heat
29	C	Zach Edey	Memphis Grizzlies
30	PG, SG	De’Aaron Fox	San Antonio Spurs
31	PF, C	Julius Randle	Minnesota Timberwolves
32	PF, C	Chet Holmgren	Oklahoma City Thunder
33	C	Jalen Duren	Detroit Pistons
34	SF, PF	Kevin Durant	Houston Rockets
35	SG, SF	Grayson Allen	Phoenix Suns
36	SF, PF	OG Anunoby	New York Knicks
37	SF, PF	Jalen Wiliams	Oklahoma City Thunder
38	PG, SG	Josh Giddey	Chicago Bulls
39	SF, PF	Michael Porter Jr.	Brooklyn Nets
40	PG	Jalen Brunson	New York Knicks
41	PG, SG	Jrue Holiday	Portland Trail Blazers
42	SF, PF	Miles Bridges	Charlotte Hornets
43	PF, C	Alex Sarr	Washington Wizards
44	PG	Ryan Rollins	Milwaukee Bucks
45	PG, SG	Reed Sheppard	Houston Rockets
46	C	Donovan Clingan	Portland Trail Blazers
47	C	Ivica Zubac	LA Clippers
48	C	Mark Williams	Phoenix Suns
49	SF, PF	Franz Wagner	Orlando Magic
50	C	Alperen Şengün	Houston Rockets
51	C	Myles Turner	Milwaukee Bucks
52	C	Onyeka Okongwu	Atlanta Hawks
53	C	Nikola Vučević	Chicago Bulls
54	SF, PF	Deni Avdija	Portland Trail Blazers
55	C	Isaiah Hartenstein	Oklahoma City Thunder
56	SF	DeMar DeRozan	Sacramento Kings
57	SF, PF	Jaden McDaniels	Minnesota Timberwolves
58	C	Bam Adebayo	Miami Heat
59	SG, SF	Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Atlanta Hawks
60	PF, C	Aaron Gordon	Denver Nuggets
61	PG	Jalen Suggs	Orlando Magic
62	SF	Kon Knueppel	Charlotte Hornets
63	PG, SG	Devin Booker	Phoenix Suns
64	PG, SG	Keyonte George	Utah Jazz
65	SG, SF	Jaylen Brown	Boston Celtics
66	PG, SG	Tre Jones	Chicago Bulls
67	SG, SF, PF	Josh Hart	New York Knicks
68	PG, SG, SF	Dyson Daniels	Atlanta Hawks
69	C	Ryan Kalkbrenner	Charlotte Hornets
70	PF, C	Evan Mobley	Cleveland Cavaliers
71	PG, SG	Immanuel Quickley	Toronto Raptors
72	SG, SF	Donte DiVincenzo	Minnesota Timberwolves
73	PG	Payton Pritchard	Boston Celtics
74	SF, PF	Dillon Brooks	Phoenix Suns
75	SF	Jaylon Tyson	Cleveland Cavaliers
76	PG	Collin Gillespie	Phoenix Suns
77	SF, PF	Andrew Wiggins	Miami Heat
78	SF, PF	Paul George	Philadelphia 76ers
79	SG, SF	Devin Vassell	San Antonio Spurs
80	SF, PF	Royce O’Neale	Phoenix Suns
81	PG, SG	Ajay Mitchell	Oklahoma City Thunder
82	SF, PF	Kelly Oubre Jr.	Philadelphia 76ers
83	PF, C	Jabari Smith Jr.	Houston Rockets
84	PG, SG	Cason Wallace	Oklahoma City Thunder
85	PG, SG, SF	Amen Thompson	Houston Rockets
86	SF	Cooper Flagg	Dallas Mavericks
87	PG, SG	Kevin Porter Jr.	Milwaukee Bucks
88	PF, C	Pascal Siakam	Indiana Pacers
89	PG, SG	LaMelo Ball	Charlotte Hornets
90	C	Deandre Ayton	Los Angeles Lakers
91	C	Joel Embiid	Philadelphia 76ers
92	SG, SF	Kyshawn George	Washington Wizards
93	C	Domantas Sabonis	Sacramento Kings
94	C	Neemias Queta	Boston Celtics
95	PF, C	Santi Aldama	Memphis Grizzlies
96	SG, SF	Matisse Thybulle	Portland Trail Blazers
97	PF, C	Naz Reid	Minnesota Timberwolves
98	C	Jarrett Allen	Cleveland Cavaliers
99	PG, SG	Coby White	Chicago Bulls
100	C	Daniel Gafford	Dallas Mavericks
101	SG, SF	Desmond Bane	Orlando Magic
102	SG, SF, PF	Brandon Ingram	Toronto Raptors
103	SF, PF	Keldon Johnson	San Antonio Spurs
104	SG, SF	Quentin Grimes	Philadelphia 76ers
105	SF, PF	RJ Barrett	Toronto Raptors
106	SG, SF	Sam Merrill	Cleveland Cavaliers
107	PF, C	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Memphis Grizzlies
108	SG, SF	Duncan Robinson	Detroit Pistons
109	SF, PF	Jerami Grant	Portland Trail Blazers
110	PG, SG	Zach LaVine	Sacramento Kings
111	C	Wendell Carter Jr.	Orlando Magic
112	PF	Tobias Harris	Detroit Pistons
113	SF, PF	Harrison Barnes	San Antonio Spurs
114	C	Nicolas Claxton	Brooklyn Nets
115	PF, C	Paolo Banchero	Orlando Magic
116	SG	VJ Edgecombe	Philadelphia 76ers
117	SG, SF	Moses Moody	Golden State Warriors
118	SF, PF	Peyton Watson	Denver Nuggets
119	C	Moussa Diabaté	Charlotte Hornets
120	SG	Cedric Coward	Memphis Grizzlies
121	C	Andre Drummond	Philadelphia 76ers
122	SF, PF	Ryan Dunn	Phoenix Suns
123	SG, SF	Kevin Huerter	Chicago Bulls
124	PG, SG	Brandin Podziemski	Golden State Warriors
125	SF, PF	De’Andre Hunter	Cleveland Cavaliers
126	PG, SG	CJ McCollum	Washington Wizards
127	SF, PF	Matas Buzelis	Chicago Bulls
128	PG, SG	Stephon Castle	San Antonio Spurs
129	PG	T.J. McConnell	Indiana Pacers
130	PG, SG	Davion Mitchell	Miami Heat
131	SF, PF	Derrick Jones Jr.	LA Clippers
132	SG	Isaiah Joe	Oklahoma City Thunder
133	SF, PF	Tari Eason	Houston Rockets
134	SG, SF	Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Miami Heat
135	SG, SF	Aaron Wiggins	Oklahoma City Thunder
136	C	Luke Kornet	San Antonio Spurs
137	SG, SF	Ayo Dosunmu	Chicago Bulls
138	SF, PF	Naji Marshall	Dallas Mavericks
139	PG, SG	AJ Green	Milwaukee Bucks
140	C	Jakob Poeltl	Toronto Raptors
141	SF, PF	Saddiq Bey	New Orleans Pelicans
142	SF, PF	PJ Washington	Dallas Mavericks
143	C	Goga Bitadze	Orlando Magic
144	C	Isaiah Stewart	Detroit Pistons
145	PG, SG	Russell Westbrook	Sacramento Kings
146	SG, SF	Julian Champagnie	San Antonio Spurs
147	SF, PF	LeBron James	Los Angeles Lakers
148	C	Rudy Gobert	Minnesota Timberwolves
149	SF, PF	Brandon Miller	Charlotte Hornets
150	SF, PF	Rui Hachimura	Los Angeles Lakers
151	SG, SF	Bennedict Mathurin	Indiana Pacers
152	SG	Malik Monk	Sacramento Kings
153	PG, SG	Marcus Smart	Los Angeles Lakers
154	SF, PF	Kyle Kuzma	Milwaukee Bucks
155	SF, PF	Ausar Thompson	Detroit Pistons
156	PF, C	Dominick Barlow	Philadelphia 76ers
157	C	Robert Williams	Portland Trail Blazers
158	SG, SF	Max Christie	Dallas Mavericks
159	C	Jay Huff	Indiana Pacers
160	SF, PF	Tristan da Silva	Orlando Magic
161	PG, SG	Miles McBride	New York Knicks
162	C	Jusuf Nurkić	Utah Jazz
163	SF	Aaron Nesmith	Indiana Pacers
164	SF, PF	Toumani Camara	Portland Trail Blazers
165	C	Steven Adams	Houston Rockets
166	PG, SG	Andrew Nembhard	Indiana Pacers
167	C	Derik Queen	New Orleans Pelicans
168	PF	Obi Toppin	Indiana Pacers
169	PG, SG	Quenton Jackson	Indiana Pacers
170	PG, SG	Jordan Goodwin	Phoenix Suns
171	SF, PF, C	Zion Williamson	New Orleans Pelicans
172	PG, SG	Collin Sexton	Charlotte Hornets
173	SG	Dylan Harper	San Antonio Spurs
174	SG, SF	Vit Krejčí	Atlanta Hawks
175	SG	Cam Spencer	Memphis Grizzlies
176	PG, SG	Jalen Green	Phoenix Suns
177	PF, C	Sandro Mamukelashvili	Toronto Raptors
178	SF, PF	Josh Minott	Boston Celtics
179	PG, SG	Kris Dunn	LA Clippers
180	SG, SF	Alex Caruso	Oklahoma City Thunder
181	PG, SG	Anthony Black	Orlando Magic
182	C	Isaiah Jackson	Indiana Pacers
183	PG, SG	Dru Smith	Miami Heat
184	PG	Jeremiah Fears	New Orleans Pelicans
185	SF, PF	Cameron Johnson	Denver Nuggets
186	SG, SF	Bilal Coulibaly	Washington Wizards
187	SG, SF	Shaedon Sharpe	Portland Trail Blazers
188	C	Dereck Lively II	Dallas Mavericks
189	SF, PF	Zaccharie Risacher	Atlanta Hawks
190	SG, SF	Tim Hardaway Jr.	Denver Nuggets
191	C	Paul Reed	Detroit Pistons
192	SF, PF	Jake LaRavia	Los Angeles Lakers
193	PF, C	John Collins	LA Clippers
194	C	Jalen Smith	Chicago Bulls
195	PF, C	Al Horford	Golden State Warriors
196	PG, SG, SF	Vince Williams Jr.	Memphis Grizzlies
197	SG, SF	Luguentz Dort	Oklahoma City Thunder
198	PG	Trae Young	Atlanta Hawks
199	SG, SF	Christian Braun	Denver Nuggets
200	PG	Dennis Schröder	Sacramento Kings